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Here are just a few of the many teachers offering Music lessons in Islip . Whether you are looking for beginner guitar lessons for your kids, or are an adult wanting to improve your skills, the instructors in our network are ready to help you now!
Instruments: Violin Viola Electric Violin Fiddle
I began teaching while still in high school and have maintained a small private studio consistently since. I encourage consistency with practicing and performing in multiple groups for experience. I have a Bachelor's of Music in Violin Performance from Eastern Michigan University, and have been studying violin and playing independently for twenty years. After working in a well known strings store for three years in college I have an extensive knowledge of different music literature and teaching methodology. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice
I began teaching private piano and voice lessons in the Boston area after college, and taught for eight years at after-school programs. I learned my style from my mother, who taught piano out of our home when I was growing up. She would try to make learning the basics fun and would choose pieces to work on that were musically interesting for kids, so that once they mastered the notes, they would enjoy playing it for themselves and for friends. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Trombone Drums Synthesizer Euphonium Tuba Music Keyboard
Nothing is more rewarding than seeing one of my students develop a passion for music! Therefore, it's important that each student progresses at his or her own pace. I encourage this by setting realistic goals for my students at each lesson. Acknowledging accomplishments helps fuel a students desire to progress, and makes students eager to learn more. By trying to find out what inspires the student, I can successfully tailor my instruction to their wants and needs. Read More
Instruments: Piano Voice Trumpet Trombone Clarinet Euphonium Tuba
I am a graduate of Long Island University: Post Campus with Bachelors of Music in Music Education with emphasis in Trombone Studies. I have maintained a small private low brass studio for the past three years and teaches students ages -12 on various instruments in multiple music schools across the island. In addition, I am a frequent performer. I have played for the LIU Post Wind Symphony, Wind Ensemble, and Orchestra during my undergraduate career on both Trombone and Euphonium. Read More
Instruments: Piano Violin Viola
I'm well trained in the Suzuki repertoire and philosophies, however I teach a combination of traditional methods and also have the ability to exclude one or the other. For beginners and young children, I teach note reading simultaneously but separately from the applied side of playing. Holding the violin and bow, for example, are very challenging and require time to focus on them individually. Note reading is done on the side and later these aspects merge so that kids are eventually learning new pieces by reading the music directly. Read More
Instruments: Piano
There is no single definitive teaching method series. I try to tailor the method to the individual. For the beginning student, my personal favorite series is the Diller-Quaile because it offers a gradual and steady progression from basic to more complex. Also, the material presented is far more interesting than in most other collections. For a more advanced student, I generally assess their capabilities and very often introduce them to the Bach two and three part Inventions. Read More
Instruments: Guitar Drums Bass Guitar Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar
What advice do you have about practicing effectively?
Practice and discipline. It always comes down to practice and discipline. However, many times practice would seem boring but that only happens when practice patterns aren’t giving the expected results, and that’s a result of incorrect approaches. I can teach you how to make your practice fun and unique. Results will immediately be evident, however that will only happen when you take practicing as serious as you take your goals and dreams. To reach a place where you’ve never been, you’d have to do something you’ve never done.
How do I know if my child is ready to start lessons?
Your child will show little hints that parents should pay attention to. For example, when children can play short melodies on piano, guitar, etc. without any previous lessons. Another way parents can tell if their children are ready is when they ask for an instrument and they pick them up with great easiness. However, age has a lot to do if their children are ready or not. Parents should wait until children are around 10-11 years old to register them for one to one lessons. But once they start taking lessons, don’t let them quit those lessons just because they’re getting challenging. Perseverance and discipline.
When will I start to see results?
That only depends on the child’s commitment and seriousness. But if the student seriously commits, parents will see results sooner than they think. Getting your child music lessons isn’t money spent that you will never see anymore, it’s an investment and also the greatest you can give to your child. I can assure, if the child is pushed with love and discipline, results will be self-evident much sooner than expected. There’s nothing, absolutely nothing, you child can’t achieve with proper practicing.
Did you have a teacher that inspired you to go into music? How did they inspire you?
Actually, my first motivation to pick up an instrument was my older brother. I remember seeing my older brother playing drums in church (and girls screaming!!) and I wanted that so bad!! After that, I started learning music on my own, self-taught. However, I reached a point where I couldn’t learn anything by myself anymore. That’s when I decided to go to college for a music degree and there hasn’t been one day when I regretted that decision. Music has taken me to places I’ve never dreamed before.
Why did you choose your primary instrument?
The guitar has been my primary instrument for ten years now. I have been a serious guitarist for ten years always striving for the best quality of playing skills. The guitar is a very personal musical instrument. After you make that connection to the guitar, it actually turns into an extension of your own body. It’s seem like if you’re not playing your guitar, or at least having right next to you, there’s something fundamental missing. Your soul flows through the tip of your fingers and becoming immortal melodies in that guitar.
What musical accomplishments are you most proud of?
For starters, having gone to music school is an accomplishment on its own. Music school is tough (even though it might not seem like it). Another big accomplishment to me is getting myself as a respected musician in NYC with just two years of music training (It’s my plan to further my music education). Also, performing at Austin City Limits is an experience like nothing else. Watching that sea of souls vibrating along with my guitar solos, screaming my name was something that just blew my mind away.
What do you think is the hardest thing to master on your instrument?
Even up until this point the hardest thing is to play the right notes at the exact right time. Mindless shredding, trying to impress with playing fast and sloppy is the easiest thing, but playing flawless and with feeling is still a challenge. Two or three notes, but playing carefully and filled with sentiment isn’t the easiest thing to do. Although with practice everything is possible. Melodic playing should be a ever-lasting goal, playing according to the original melodic but always putting one’s own spin must be an objective for every musician.
What does a normal practice session look like for you?
First of all, the first lesson I assess the student’s level and mastery of the instrument. Each student, each guitarist is unique therefore each needs and deserves an unique approach. After so, I spend some time teaching a quick glance in theory so the student will appreciate the the guitar as a perfect instrument. Then I implement improvisation skills by analyzing the student’s soul. Like I said, each student is a whole different world, unrepeatable and unreplaceable.
If you have a Music Degree, what is it in (Performance, Education, Musicology, Theory, Composition, etc) and why did you choose that degree?
I hold music degree in performance.
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